Arms Act 1983

Miscellaneous provisions - Surrender or delivery of firearms, etc

59B: Voluntary delivery to Police of firearms, etc

You could also call this:

"Handing in firearms or ammo to Police if you're not allowed to have them"

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You can give firearms or ammunition to the Police if you are not allowed to have them. The Police might choose not to take you to court if you only had the item and did not do anything else wrong with it. They also consider if it is in the public's best interest to take you to court. You can look at Part 1 and Part 2 of Schedule 1 to learn more about this. These parts have information about amnesty provisions. The Police use this information to decide what to do when you give them firearms or ammunition. If you give the Police firearms or ammunition, they will look at each case individually. They think about what you did with the item and if you broke any other laws. They also think about what is best for everyone involved.

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Part 9Miscellaneous provisions
Surrender or delivery of firearms, etc

59BVoluntary delivery to Police of firearms, etc

  1. If any arms item or ammunition is delivered to the Police by a person who is not authorised to be in possession of the item or ammunition, it is affirmed that the Police have the discretion not to prosecute in any case where—

  2. the offence is considered to be one of possession only; and
    1. there is no public interest in proceeding with the prosecution.
      1. See also Parts 1 and 2 of Schedule 1 (which contain amnesty provisions).

      Notes
      • Section 59B: replaced, on , by section 88 of the Arms Legislation Act 2020 (2020 No 23).